西藏日喀则市第一高级中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

日喀则市第一高级中学

17-18学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷

第一部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节    （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

I was asked in an e-mail about learning idioms in a foreign language. Maybe I am different from most people，but I do not bother with them. To me they are kind of dessert of language learning. They come at the end of a meal. Once you have filled up with the solid fare—the key words and phrases that are used in a variety of situations，then you can add a few idioms to spice up things. And by that time you will be able to pick them up naturally anyway.

I find that many learners have an obsession(困扰) with slang and idioms，as if repeating some very colloquial_expressions is going to upgrade how they sound in a language. In fact it is the opposite. Idioms are difficult to use correctly. They can easily sound very strange coming from someone who obviously does not have a good sense of the language.

Yes，occasionally you hear idioms or slang and do not understand. But，in my experience，there are always situations where you do not understand. It is best to focus on the most important words，what they mean and how they are used.Certainly，it is best for a non－native speaker to stick to standard speech.

Some teachers even try to teach the “real language”．Then you hear non－native speakers saying things like “I gonna” ，“You wanna”etc. I just

cringe(厌烦)．

You will learn all the idioms you need just by exposing yourself to the language. In general，you can save any phrase that you find interesting，and if that includes idioms，go to it. But I would not make any special effort to go after idioms. I，in fact，avoid them. If I come across something in Russian that strikes me as a particularly slangy or idiomatic use of words，I just leave it aside; do not even bother trying to learn it. If it keeps on appearing，then I will learn it. But I would certainly be reluctant(勉强的) to try to use it.

1．In the writer's opinion，when one learns a new language，one should learn its idioms ________．

A．at the beginning  B．on one's own C．in the end  D．without help

2．The underlined word “colloquial” in Para.2 means “________”.

A．oral     B．informal  C．formal     D．written

3．It can be inferred from the passage that ________．

A．idioms are the most important part in a language

B．the writer is not very willing to use idioms

C．non－native speakers should learn more idioms

D．there are no ways to master idioms

4．How did the writer develop the passage?

A．By inferring.           B．By comparing.

C．By listing examples.     D．By giving explanations.

B

  In the US , the potato is one of the most widely consumed crops. French fries are commonly found in typical American fast-food burger joints and cafeterias. French fries were introduced to the US when Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during his presidency from 1801 t0 1809. Potato chips are popular with consumers as well.

The humble potato is more than just a kind of food. In many ways it’s part of the American pop culture. Let’s take a look at some pop culture potatoes.

Mashed Potato dance

The Mashed Potato dance is a craze that began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song it accompanies, Mashed Potato Time, performed by American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp. The move vaguely resembles that of the Twist dance style, by Sharp’s fellow Philadelphian, Chubby Checker.

Hot Potato!

Hot Potato!  is an action puzzle video game released in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato beings. The potato beings are either red or blue; when two like-colored potatoes touch each other, they disappear. . Over the years, Hot Potato! has received mostly positive reception from critics.

       Mr. Potato Head

Mr. Potato Head is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy consists of a plastic potato model and a variety of plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and mouths. In 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy